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- Aaron Reeve Mendes: 1st in Blitz at Menorca, Spainon April 3, 2024 at 8:00 pm
11-Year-Old Prodigy Aaron Mendes of Canada, Claims Victory in III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ In an astonishing turn of events at the III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ held on April 4th in Menorca, Spain, 11-year-old […]
- CFC Response to the FIDE Ban on Transgender Women Competing in Women's Eventson August 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm
The Chess Federation of Canada disagrees with and is disappointed by the FIDE decision to ban transgender women from competing in women’s chess events. We disagree with the way it was implemented, involving the banning of transgender […]
- TEDx Talk on Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women's Participation in Chesson April 16, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Carina D’Souza gave a TEDx talk at Havergal College on “Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women’s Particiation in Chess”. Watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WQQm69-jU
- IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux On His Prep, His Talismans, and Keys to Successon December 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm
(Original was posted on chess.com) It has been a spectacular year for Montreal’s Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux. He steamrolled his competition in an international tournament with a 3037 performance rating, then in September he won the World […]
- COVID-19 Rating Incentive Extended To July 1on April 1, 2022 at 8:00 pm
The ratings incentives have been extended (again) to July 1, 2022. The updated policy is as follows: Extension - Internet Rated Games and COVID-19 Rating Incentive The CFC is extending to July 1, 2022 the interim policy to accept internet […]
- Canadian Closed, Zonals, Easter Sectionals (Kingston) Announcedon March 6, 2022 at 8:00 pm
(Original was posted HERE) KEC 2022 Announcement (Kingston Easter Chess) This is the KEC 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT, now updated as of Tuesday, April 12th. Especially given changing pandemic conditions, this will be updated as applicable. KEC 2022 […]
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- Nepomniachtchi Cruises Past Giri To Set Up Quarterfinal Vs. Firouzjaon October 29, 2025 at 9:48 pm
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi at one point led by 10 points before finishing with a 17.5-10.5 score against GM Anish Giri to cruise into the Speed Chess Championship 2025 Quarterfinals. Nepomniachtchi called it, "some really good training in the […]
- Carlsen Wins Clutch Chess With 2 Games To Spareon October 29, 2025 at 5:03 pm
GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown with two games to spare. He defeated World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju two times, and then also beat GM Fabiano Caruana twice, to win the event and earn the $120,000 first […]
- DeepMind's AI Learns To Create Original Chess Puzzles, Praised By GMson October 29, 2025 at 2:49 pm
In a new study, researchers at Google DeepMind have created an AI system capable of generating creative chess puzzles, some of which impressed experts in chess compositions. The 75-page study titled "Generative Chess Puzzles," was led by […]
- SLU Shows Class, Defeats SRMon October 29, 2025 at 9:17 am
The reigning champions of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL), Saint Louis University (SLU), have a difficult path to defending their title. They have lost a match already, and have not yet played the other finalist from last […]
- Carlsen Leads, Caruana Sprints To 2nd From Laston October 28, 2025 at 7:12 pm
GM Magnus Carlsen leads the 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown after day two. The world number-one won both games in both matches against World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and GM Hikaru Nakamura, so that he was still in first even with […]
- Gukesh Heads Youngest Ever Field For 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masterson October 28, 2025 at 7:11 pm
The field for the legendary 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters was unveiled today, featuring an exciting young line-up headlined by the reigning World Champion, 19-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju. At the other end of the spectrum is 31-year-old GM […]
Lichess
- Titled Arena Announcement(s)on October 9, 2025 at 7:27 am
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
- Lichess Game of the Month: August '25on October 3, 2025 at 5:44 am
A double rook sacrifice in the Pirc Defense!
- More colours for Patrons!on September 23, 2025 at 9:48 am
Recognising commitment!
- Lichess Meetup: Torontoon September 17, 2025 at 10:46 pm
Sunday, October 19th, 2025
- FIDE Grand Swiss R11: Giri and Vaishali Crowned Winnerson September 15, 2025 at 6:23 pm
In a thrilling final round, Anish Giri's win secured him a clear first place in the Open Section, with the second Candidates ticket decided on tiebreaks and clinched by Matthias Bluebaum, followed by Alireza Firouzja. In the Women's […]
- FIDE Grand Swiss R10: Blübaum Has Best Tiebreaks, Lagno and Vaishali Joint Leadon September 14, 2025 at 2:56 pm
Five players, namely, GM Matthias Blübaum, GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Anish Giri, GM Hans Moke Niemann, and GM Vincent Keymer, are on 7/10 ahead of tomorrow's final round. In the Women's, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is back in the joint lead with […]